Using .img maps on Android - Techie
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:39 am
If anyone is interested.
I found an app called Orux Maps. On Android Play Store it's £3.something, if you do some surfing the .apk is available for free, it did what I needed so I paid for it.
Using the Orux Maps app I've got the Open MTB maps on my phone, tablet and PC all showing the same thing and all working offline. I'm in Spain at the moment so this is sort of a big deal for me. I can plot routes on the tablet, save as a .gpx and move to my Garmin.
The reason for the post is that I'm living in my van, power and data are key elements. The battery on my tablet lasts a lot longer than the laptop so I don't need to switch the inverter on and use more power. Anything I can do offline saves me paying for data.
I found an app called Orux Maps. On Android Play Store it's £3.something, if you do some surfing the .apk is available for free, it did what I needed so I paid for it.
Using the Orux Maps app I've got the Open MTB maps on my phone, tablet and PC all showing the same thing and all working offline. I'm in Spain at the moment so this is sort of a big deal for me. I can plot routes on the tablet, save as a .gpx and move to my Garmin.
The reason for the post is that I'm living in my van, power and data are key elements. The battery on my tablet lasts a lot longer than the laptop so I don't need to switch the inverter on and use more power. Anything I can do offline saves me paying for data.